I've put in some code ABOVE the loop to be conditional for an archive of certain categories. However, this isn't showing up on any individual posts in that category.

Code:

<?php if (is_category('episodes')) : ?>
<h2>EPISODES:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=radio">RADIO</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=tv">TV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=music">MUSIC</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=episodes">ALL</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </h2>

Here's an example:
http://www.firstpersonmag.com/index_wp.php?p=47

(note the placeholder index file)

That post is categorized as Episodes and sub-category Radio. I've set the conditional code above to also the sub-category of Radio but that little menu doesn't show up.

If you put the code ABOVE the loop, then there is nothing for it to work on. You need it it in the LOOP

Ok, I found some PHP code for IN_CATEGORY but it seems to be breaking my code. I'm not sure it depends on placement. Here is the code I'm trying to insert:

<?php
if ( in_category(‘radio’) )
{
echo ‘Testing Text’;
}
?>

And here it is in context. It's giving me a syntax error:

<?php /* Post Container starts here */
		if ( function_exists('post_class') ) { ?>
		<div <?php if ( is_page() ) { post_class('post'); } else { post_class(); } ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
		<?php } else { ?>
		<div class="<?php echo ( is_page() ? 'page ' : '' ) . 'post" id="post-'; the_ID(); ?>">
		<?php } ?>


<?php
if ( in_category(‘radio’) )
{
echo ‘Testing Text’;
}
?>



		<?php bfa_post_kicker('<div class="post-kicker">','</div>'); ?>

I'll bet you are using a word processor to do the edit. Your code has a right and left single quotes instead of the straight ones. They are different and php is choking on it.

Go to the theme editor and retype the single quotes and update the file

That did the trick. However, it's produced another issue. What I need is this:

-Show text at top of category archive
-Show same text at top of each post within a category

I have two sets of code:

-To put it at the top of the category archive, this is above the loop:

<?php elseif (is_category('radio')) : ?>
<h2>EPISODES:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=radio">RADIO</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=tv">TV</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=music">MUSIC</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=episodes">ALL</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </h2>

-And this is in the loop to show for a post within a category:

<?php
if ( in_category('radio') )
{
echo '<h2>EPISODES:***<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=radio">RADIO</a>***<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=tv">TV</a>***<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=music">MUSIC</a>***<a href="http://www.firstpersonmag.com/?category_name=episodes">ALL</a></h2>';
}
?>

This is producing the problem of the category archive grabbing the text twice, once at the very top and once for each post excerpt.

Is there a way to make that second IF statement conditional so that it doesn't show up on the category archive page?

Here's a thought -- going on the last post, I can theoretically put it in the Kicker for Single Post Pages. Is there a way to make the Kicker appear conditionally by category? It's not used anywhere else, so maybe I could call the Kicker only in those categories?

Answered my own question. With a little bit of experimenting, this worked:

<?php if (in_category('radio')) { bfa_post_kicker('<div class="post-kicker">','</div>'); } ?>

I seem to be answering my own questions these days, I shouldn't be so hasty to post!